How many unequal treaties are there in modern China?

The first unequal treaty in modern Chinese history was the Sino-British Treaty of Nanjing.

The Opium War of 1840-1842 led to the signing of the Sino-British Treaty of Nanjing, the first unequal treaty in modern Chinese history. The Treaty of Nanking, also known as the Treaty of Wannian, the Treaty of Baimen and the Treaty of Jiangning, was the first unequal treaty in modern Chinese history.

The treaty was signed on August 29, 1842 (July 24, 22nd year of Daoguang) by the Qing court representatives Qi Ying, Yi Libu and Niu Jian, and the British representative Pu Dingcha on the British ship Gao Huali anchored in the Xiaguan River in Nanjing, marking the end of the First Opium War.

The Treaty of Nanjing consists of thirteen paragraphs, which require the Imperial State of the Chinese Liquid Shed

1) Cession of Hong Kong Island.

2) To compensate Britain for the price of opium cigarettes, commercial debts, and military expenditures, totaling 21 million silver dollars and dregs.

3) Five ports of trade, opening Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo, and Shanghai as treaty ports, allowing British residents and sending consuls.

4) The agreed tariffs, British businessmen should pay import and export taxes and fees, and China Customs has no right to be autonomous.

5) Abolish the public banking system and allow British businessmen to be free in China**, etc. In addition, it also stipulates the equal exchange of officials between the two sides, the release of the military and civilians of the other side, and the withdrawal of British troops.

<> "Modern Unequal Treaty of Fast Mu".

1.Treaty of Nanjing: August 29, 1842 In the 22nd year of Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty, the land was ceded and the compensation was paid.

2.Treaty of Wangxia: On July 3, 1844, in the twenty-fourth year of the Qing Dynasty and Daoguang, American warships were allowed to sail through Chinese ports at will.

3.Treaty of Whampoa: October 24, 1844 In the twenty-fourth year of the Qing Dynasty and Daoguang, the French could live permanently in five treaty ports.

4.Treaty of Aihui: May 28, 1858 In the eighth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, it was lost north of Heilongjiang and south of the Outer Xing'an Mountains.

5.Treaty of Tianjin: June 1858 In the eighth year of the Qing Dynasty, Xianfeng compensated Britain with 4 million taels ** and France with 2 million taels.

6.Treaty of Shimonoseki: April 17, 1895 In the twenty-first year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, only 200 million taels of land and compensation were made.

7.Xinchou Treaty: September 7, 1901 In the 27th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, indemnity and apologies to Germany and Japan.

The first unequal treaty in modern Chinese history was the Treaty of Nanjing. The Sino-British Treaty of Nanjing, also known as the Treaty of Ten Thousand Years, the Treaty of Baimen, and the Treaty of Jiangning, was the first unequal treaty in modern Chinese history. The treaty was signed on August 29, 1842 (July 24, the 22nd year of Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty), and was signed by the Qing Dynasty representatives Qi Ying, Yi Libu and Niu Jian and the British representative Henry Pottinger on the HMS Cornwallis (also translated as Gao Huali and Khan Dabi Huali) anchored in the Xiaguan River in Nanjing.

The signing of the treaty also marked the end of the First Opium War.